Desensitizing your horse to a wide range of issues will make each of your lives simpler down the highway. You may’t blame him for being terrified of one thing that he’s by no means seen or been launched to. So as an alternative of ready for that scary monster to leap out of nowhere and spook your horse, begin desensitizing him to issues earlier than he learns to be afraid of them.
- Take an empty feed bag and scrunch the underside collectively so it’s all collectively in a single hand.
- Wrap duct tape across the scrunched backside a part of the bag so it appears like a brush or duster.
- Take a 5-inch piece of bailing twine and duct tape to your bag to make a deal with.
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Now you have got a handy device that you could gently massage your horse’s again, legs, and even over their head to desensitize with. It’s also possible to dangle this by the deal with of their stall to allow them to change into desensitized to having overseas objects in their very own area.
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